Pistyll y Llyn, Machynlleth

Name: Pistyll y Llyn
Address: Machynlleth, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Machynlleth

Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall

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Pistyll y Llyn is one of the tallest waterfalls in Wales and the United Kingdom. It is a horsetail style set of falls which are located in the Cambrian Mountains about 2+1⁄2 miles from Glaspwll in Powys, Wales. ()

Height: 300 ftCoordinates: 52°31'53"N, 3°50'18"W

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Machynlleth United Kingdom

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Pistyll y Llyn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: MOMA, Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House, Glandyfi Castle, Plynlimon.

4.2 miN
Theater, Art museum, Museum
MOMA, Machynlleth
108 min walk • MOMA Machynlleth or Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth is an arts centre and gallery adjacent to Y Tabernacl in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. The Tabernacle was converted in the mid-1980s from a Wesleyan chapel into a centre for the performing arts. Since then the Museum of Modern Art has grown up alongside it, with six exhibition spaces.
4.1 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House, Machynlleth
105 min walk • Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House was traditionally the building where Owain Glyndŵr held a parliament after being crowned Prince of Wales in 1404. However the origin of the building is probably later.
4.1 miW
Forts and castles
Glandyfi Castle, Machynlleth
105 min walk • Glandyfi Castle in Glandyfi, Ceredigion, Wales, is a mock castle dating from the early 19th century. It was built for George Jeffreys, described by some as an evangelist, and by others as a barrister, circa 1819.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Plynlimon
129 min walk • Pumlumon is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, and the highest point in Mid Wales. It is a massif that dominates the surrounding countryside and is the highest point of Ceredigion.
5.1 miNW
Church
St Peter ad Vincula, Pennal
130 min walk • The parish church of St Peter ad Vincula in the village of Pennal in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, is notable as the site of the last senate meeting held by the Welsh prince, Owain Glyndŵr. It was founded in the 6th century, supposedly by St Tannwg and St Eithrias, and is the only church in Wales with this dedication.
4 miN
Park, Music venue
Plas Machynlleth, Machynlleth
102 min walk • Plas Machynlleth is the former Welsh residence of the Marquesses of Londonderry. It is situated in the market town of Machynlleth in Powys, Wales.
4 miNW
Park
Cors Dyfi, Machynlleth
104 min walk • The Dyfi Osprey Project is a conservation project at the Cors Dyfi nature reserve near Derwenlas, in the county of Powys, Wales, under the management of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust.
4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Nant-y-moch Reservoir
112 min walk • Nant-y-moch Reservoir Welsh pronunciation is situated in the Cambrian Mountains in northern Ceredigion, Wales, near Pumlumon. The reservoir which flooded a part of the valley of the River Rheidol and its headwaters derives its name from a stream, the Nant-y-moch, which formerly flowed into the River Rheidol at this spot.
4.8 miN
Bridge
Dyfi Bridge, Machynlleth
123 min walk • The Dyfi Bridge, also known as the Machynlleth Bridge, Dovey Bridge, Pont Dyfi or Pont ar Dyfi, is a road bridge carrying the A487 road across the River Dyfi north of Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. It is described as "one of the finest bridges in Montgomeryshire" by the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Banc Bugeilyn
118 min walk • Banc Bugeilyn is a hill found in Plynlimon between Aberystwyth and Welshpool in the United Kingdom; grid reference SN826925. The summit is class as a Dewey. The height of the summit from sea level is 551 m.
4.2 miN
Church
The Tabernacle, Machynlleth
107 min walk • The Tabernacle is a centre for the performing arts in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. It is located in a former Wesleyan chapel, which was converted in the mid-1980s and opened in 1986.